Using Electronic Medical Records to Estimate the Prevalence of Pediatric Obesity in Mississippi
Electronic medical record-based surveillance produced plausible, detailed obesity prevalence estimates for Mississippi, complementing existing systems and providing timely data across the pediatric age range.
Authors
- Abigail Gamble
- William B. Hillegass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6428-0564)
- Brian D. Christman
- Sonia Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3376-2250)
- Lei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1693-0093)
- Kok Lian Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5778-4729)
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health in the Deep South
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55533/2996-6833.1136
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00